Posted by Alpine Cleaning on Apr 19, 2015 in Uncategorized | 0 comments
The platform of any home or business is the flooring. It supports the working and living conditions you desire in everyday life. A clean floor not only creates a better atmosphere, but is necessary for the health and safety of your family or business associates.
Carpet Longevity
After a few years, that new carpeting can appear very old if not given the proper care. Regular vacuuming is the key to keeping carpets looking better longer. Sandpaper removes a little wood each time it is moved across a board. Dirt, sand and grit are the worst enemies of carpets and act the same way as sandpaper by damaging the carpet fibers with each footstep. The longer these contaminants are left on the floor, the shorter the life of the carpeting will be.
Health Factor
Carpets attract dirt and dust but also allergens and bacteria. Periodic professional cleaning is the only way to completely get rid of dangerous hazards, but regular vacuuming will extend the length of time between these urgent cleanings. Businesses with large amounts of customer traffic need daily care on their flooring to protect their investment as well as their clients’ health. Homes with elderly adults or small children need routine carpet care to prevent disease and sickness.
Clean carpets can help prevent costly medical bills and expensive flooring replacement by removing the enemies of carpeting. That’s why vacuuming is the best friend of carpets and you.
Posted by Alpine Cleaning on Apr 17, 2015 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Carpet Cleaning
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Posted by Alpine Cleaning on Apr 10, 2015 in Uncategorized | 0 comments
Cost increases hit every industry, and carpet cleaners are affected by these changes, too. Rising costs of fuel, insurance, equipment, and cleaning solutions have to be factored into the pricing of cleaning carpets. Although professional carpet cleaners have been diligent in keeping prices low, there are changes in the economy that will have a definite impact, and health insurance is a major reason.
Why are insurance companies raising their rates? The federal government set a limit on profits that insurance companies can make on health insurance. This limitation has placed some insurance companies on the brink of collapse. No individual or business can survive by spending more than they earn. Because these insurance companies are squeezed on their health coverage, they have to raise rates on their other coverage, such as liability.
Good professional carpet cleaners carry liability insurance to protect the customers being serviced. They also carry health insurance for employees, and business insurance to cover their equipment and vehicles. Most of these insurances have increased this year as much as 50 to 90 percent.
The chemicals and solvents used in the cleaning process are manufactured with certain guarantees and warranties. The chemical companies have to carry insurance on these products to protect themselves from liability, and their insurance increases are passed along to the carpet cleaners who buy their products.
It is easy to see the snowball effect as each business has to charge more to cover the increased costs they are paying. As this is passed on, the final consumer is hit with a much higher price for a product or service in order for our country to obtain something close to universal healthcare.
Your carpet cleaning professional is working hard to make sure you have the best quality service at the lowest possible price. With these regulations passed by lawmakers in Washington, D.C., it is becoming a constant burden for all businesses to make enough profits just to feed their own families and cover their expensive costs.
Professional carpet cleaning companies have to provide efficient equipment and use the best cleaning solutions on the market, so cutting costs here is not an option when a reputation for quality is at stake. You know who cleans your carpets best, and you can help control their costs by doing a few simple things. Keep their advertising costs down by telling your friends and acquaintances about your favorite professional cleaner. Make sure you are ready when your carpet cleaner arrives to do a carpet cleaning. For a professional cleaner to travel to a site and find the customer has forgotten about the appointment and is not available is not cost effective for the cleaner. Try to schedule a cleaning well ahead of time so that the cleaner can plan other appointments in the same area to lessen fuel costs and traveling time. It is a good idea to tell a neighbor about your cleaning day and suggest they have their home cleaned the same day.
No one wants to raise prices, but staying in business and performing a needed, quality-driven service is what good professional carpet cleaners are all about. With everyone challenged with higher costs, it is everyone’s responsibility to help keep costs down by implementing smart consumer and business practices.
Posted by Alpine Cleaning on Apr 10, 2015 in Uncategorized | 0 comments
If your carpet or furniture upholstery was purchased with a special stain resistant treatment, you may feel fully protected from spills. The invisible coating helps you to remove spills easily without having to worry about permanent damage. But is that protection still working right now?
Carpet and upholstery warranties are limited because stain protective coatings are removed a little at a time with traffic, wear, and each cleaning. There are certain chemical solutions that homeowners and businesses use that quickly remove dirt and stains, but these same solutions can also lessen the integrity of the stain protective treatments. Heavy traffic areas will cause protected carpet to break down its stain resistant qualities even more rapidly.
Aging carpets will also make the treatments lose effectiveness in warding off stains. The more efficient professional cleaners use agitation processes to fully clean carpets, and they will usually know what solutions will help extend the life of the stain resistance in treated carpets. Their agitation methods loosen deeply embedded dirt and allergens and can remove most stains, but the aggressive action can still decrease the stain protective qualities. A good professional cleaner will be able to identify the condition of the protective coating and can provide a reapplication treatment to help extend the life of carpets and guard against stains.
After a complete carpet cleaning, a stain treatment application will give the carpet the protection needed to repel stains like it did when it was new. All spills need to be attended to quickly in order to keep from being rubbed into the fibers, but carpets treated with stain resistant applications can help to keep liquids from being absorbed and creating permanent stains.
